Sonoran Desert Tortoise Fused Toenails/Claws

[Pokey]

Hello,

Ms. Tortoise is around 24 years old now I would estimate and I’ve had her for around 10 years. It suddenly occurred to me today that she has two toenails or claws that are fused together — is this going to be an issue in the future?



I looked back on old photographs of her to see if the issue was present then, and indeed it appears that she has always been like this ( at least since the time I started caring for her )

https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/tortoise-wants-to-keep-hibernating.75202/#post-718552

 

[Yvonne G]

Nope, just chalk it up to Mother Nature.